Rock

Start here to grow your Rock collection with some undisputed masterpieces. From pop rock and folk rock to punk and grunge there is something here for every listener to explore and add to their collection.

From the early records of pleasing, stacked vocal harmonies and upbeat tempos to the experimental sounds of psychedelia and counter-cultural messages, these classics helped define a generation and laid the foundations for all the music to come.

The sound of Rock in the 70s expanded greatly as hard rock, heavy metal, punk, and prog rock blended with the more familiar sounds strongly indebted to the blues and folk explosions of earlier times. These iconic records capture the sounds of an era when the music broke down walls and continuously evolved.

The 80s saw Rock continuing to evolve, embracing synthesizers, drum machines, ripping guitar solos, and huge hair as well as experimentation with music styles from around the world.

The sound of Rock was largely reactionary in the early 90s, pushing back against the excess of the 80s with the more raw and unpolished sounds of grunge. As the decade continued genre-blurring acts with diverse influences took center-stage along with an explosion of groups in the UK that were looking back to bygone eras.

The 2000s exploded with bands looking back at the garage rock and post-punk sounds of generations past and saw massive genre-expansion as streaming took hold and listener’s heard more and more types of music leading to the rise of pop-punk, emo, and indie rock and new era of electronic experimentation.

Rock music now holds so many sub-genres and groups that blur the lines between genre altogether that the sound of Rock grows harder and harder to pin down. As many elder groups explore new sounds and instrumentation, crops of younger bands continue to mine the sounds of yesterday with novel new twists and turns.

Shop our Discogs Selects collection of Rock must-haves for sale on vinyl. From legendary icons like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin to modern masters like Radiohead, Jack White, and Arctic Monkeys, this collection aims to guide exploration for those just starting their collector’s journey as well as those already immersed in the music. Shop Discogs today to find the best rock records to add to your collection.